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this was greg abbott's race to win. wendy davis was way behind, and probably will continue to be way behind. she has got to struggle. he handed her a gift, and she should be thanking him right now for all of the help that he has given, just by inviting this vitriolic man on to the stage with him. he didn't need to do it. it's inexplicable. >> i assume greg abbott, weighing in in his campaign, going through some strategy now for damage control as a result of all of this. what are you hearing? what do they plan on doing? do they continue to campaign with him or run away from him? >> oh, let me tell you. you're not going to see greg abbott, most likely, with ted nugent on stage again. certainly not in the next few weeks before the march primary, and likely not after that. you're going to see the greg abbott people put up some celebrities. they were trying to cause some noise and attention on the first day of early voting, and they did that. but they're going to be celebrities or people like colt mccoy former quarterback of
this was greg abbott's race to win. wendy davis was way behind, and probably will continue to be way behind. she has got to struggle. he handed her a gift, and she should be thanking him right now for all of the help that he has given, just by inviting this vitriolic man on to the stage with him. he didn't need to do it. it's inexplicable. >> i assume greg abbott, weighing in in his campaign, going through some strategy now for damage control as a result of all of this. what are you...
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greg abbott is relatively unknown. the last time he was part of the national dialogue it was because his campaign to a certain extent, a lot of his supporters were accusing wendy davis of having had a sugar daddy. this guy gets in the news for rampant misogyny only. that seems like an odd campaign tactic for him to be continuing to use. >> all right. charlie, i need you to referee what's -- yeah, please. >> first of all, let's not minimize the damage greg abbott has done. he won the case in front of the supreme court to gut the voting rights act. >> yes. >> he's had a lot more to do. if i had a choice between him hanging around with ted nugent or going to the supreme court convincing john roberts we've reached the day of jubilee, i know which way i'm going. >> charlie, will you referee a fence-off here? so the -- the right freaked out when michelle obama invited the rapper common to a poetry reading because he had a song called "burn a bush." take a listen to that to get a flavor of that. >> so that got conservatives v
greg abbott is relatively unknown. the last time he was part of the national dialogue it was because his campaign to a certain extent, a lot of his supporters were accusing wendy davis of having had a sugar daddy. this guy gets in the news for rampant misogyny only. that seems like an odd campaign tactic for him to be continuing to use. >> all right. charlie, i need you to referee what's -- yeah, please. >> first of all, let's not minimize the damage greg abbott has done. he won the...
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greg abbott. my friend, greg abbott. >> my friend. ted nugent may be proud two sharing the stage with his friend, greg abbott. abbott's campaign isn't so sure. with local news leading with abbott's decision to campaign with nugent, abbott told reporters he was unaware of new gent's past comments and the abbott campaign said in a statement that "while nugent may sometimes say things or use language that greg abbott would not endorse or agree with, we appreciate the support of everyone who supports protecting our constitution." that's the official statement distancing abbott from nugent. the unofficial story comes from this cnn report where a senior abbott aide admits their campaign is only on bringing nugent to help spur voter turnout among the base. turns out while only 100 people initially committed to attend the event this morning, when it announced nugent was coming, the number of expected attendees tripled. think about what's happening. greg abbott, man with a good shot of being the next gover
greg abbott. my friend, greg abbott. >> my friend. ted nugent may be proud two sharing the stage with his friend, greg abbott. abbott's campaign isn't so sure. with local news leading with abbott's decision to campaign with nugent, abbott told reporters he was unaware of new gent's past comments and the abbott campaign said in a statement that "while nugent may sometimes say things or use language that greg abbott would not endorse or agree with, we appreciate the support of everyone...
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and greg abbott, the texas and greg abbott, the texas attornif i told you that a free ten-second test could mean less waiting for things like security backups and file downloads you'd take that test, right? well, what are you waiting for? you could literally be done with the test by now. now you could have done it twice. this is awkward. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. trwith secure wifie for your business. it also comes with public wifi for your customers. not so with internet from the phone company. i would email the phone company to inquire as to why they have shortchanged these customers. but that would require wifi. switch to comcast business internet and get two wifi networks included. comcast business built for business. >> our next guest says the federal government's inability to secure the border is putting the safety of texas citizens and communities at risk, giving the drug cartels a clear path into our country. joining us now is the attorney general, the great state of tex
and greg abbott, the texas and greg abbott, the texas attornif i told you that a free ten-second test could mean less waiting for things like security backups and file downloads you'd take that test, right? well, what are you waiting for? you could literally be done with the test by now. now you could have done it twice. this is awkward. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. trwith secure wifie for...
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greg abbott. he's not for you. >> davis today is defending the. she called abbott a hypocrite and did not apologize at all. the attorney general of the state of texas greg abbott joins us. mr. attorney general, good to have you with us. i can tell you what most people i'm sure feel when they watch that and watched the original cut. what is your reaction? >> well, lou, my reaction is she can attack a guy in a wheelchair if she wants to but i don't think it will sell real well. my focus will be on casting a positive vision as the next governor of texas about what i will achieve by creating jobs, by securing the border. so she can attack me while i attack the challenges that our fellow texans face. >> well, you know, that's about the reaction i thought you would have, getting to know you some over the years. the voter i.d. ruling, i always want to get this right. going up against a u.s. justice department representing the great state of texas, what's your record now? >> well, lou, we have a winning record. there's still some in the pipeline. but we h
greg abbott. he's not for you. >> davis today is defending the. she called abbott a hypocrite and did not apologize at all. the attorney general of the state of texas greg abbott joins us. mr. attorney general, good to have you with us. i can tell you what most people i'm sure feel when they watch that and watched the original cut. what is your reaction? >> well, lou, my reaction is she can attack a guy in a wheelchair if she wants to but i don't think it will sell real well. my...
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abbott, my friend, greg abbott. my blood brother. >> all right, gloria. you heard "my blood brother." so for from your perspective you've been looking at this closely, what do you see? >> i think when somebody comes out there and says you're his blood brother and you're standing in front of a sign that says "abbott," at a certain point, abbott has to come out and say something about the language that ted nugent is using. i understand that it's difficult for him. i understand that they share a commitment on the second amendment. and there's a way to do it. you just say look, i share his commitment on the second amendment, i appreciate it, but i'm offended by his language, because abbott has to go on and win in a general election, and the suburban women that wendy davis is going after are not going to love this kind of language. and by the way, there are lots of republicans in the state don't like this kind of language either. so i think at some point abbott is going to have to find a way to distance himself. he was u
abbott, my friend, greg abbott. my blood brother. >> all right, gloria. you heard "my blood brother." so for from your perspective you've been looking at this closely, what do you see? >> i think when somebody comes out there and says you're his blood brother and you're standing in front of a sign that says "abbott," at a certain point, abbott has to come out and say something about the language that ted nugent is using. i understand that it's difficult for him....
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greg abbott has his share of questionable spokes people. as of now, there does not seem to be any direct line from greg abbo abbott's campaign to the person that named the superpac boats and hoes, to name a super pac, supporting conservative candidates boats and hoes. >> sure does. greg abbott would be able to stop apologizing for misogynistic comments made by his friends if he stopped having so many misogynist friends. seems like every time he makes the does n-- greg abbott was no a household name. even in texas, voters are getting to know him, and the way that they're getting to know him is as the guy who doesn't pay women in his office as much as men, the guy who hung out with ted nugent and campaigned with him, believes women's brains are smaller, and now the guy who has the firm with the boats and hoes pac work with the last eight of his campaigns. greg abbott created a culture of completely acceptable misogyny around him and he's going to have to answer to that to every texas woman and the men who like them. >> and i want to follow on
greg abbott has his share of questionable spokes people. as of now, there does not seem to be any direct line from greg abbo abbott's campaign to the person that named the superpac boats and hoes, to name a super pac, supporting conservative candidates boats and hoes. >> sure does. greg abbott would be able to stop apologizing for misogynistic comments made by his friends if he stopped having so many misogynist friends. seems like every time he makes the does n-- greg abbott was no a...
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and greg abbott, the texas and greg abbott, the texas attorney general joins [ male announcer ] it's one of the most amazing things we build and it doesn't even fly. we build it in classrooms and exhibit halls, mentoring tomorrow's innovators. we build it raising roofs, preserving habitats and serving america's veterans. every day, thousands of boeing volunteers help make their communities the best they can be. building something better for all of us. ♪ that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose poor performance is slowing down the entire organization. i'm looking at you phone company dsl. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. >> our next guest says the federal government's inability to secure the border is putting the safety of texas citizens and communities at risk, giving the drug cartels a clear path into our country. joining us now is the attorney general, the
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it sounds similar to what greg abbott basically said. >> that's right. when i used those words a little earlier, it's because i had read that quote that was said not by president obama but by his spokesperson, jay carney, in relation to bill maher. the bottom line is we should be fair on how we cover this on both parties and this should not be acceptable by either party. i think that i do believe that greg abbott may not have known when he said that that ted nugent had said these remarks. but somebody should have vetted him. because if the democrats were able to do awful research and come up with this in no time, certainly the people working for greg abbott should have known that this existed, should not have been surprised. and again i go back to telling you this was unnecessary politically. if you were telling me that greg abbott was in a very close election where he should be taking a huge risk, something that's going to haunt him in the general in order to win the far right, then that makes sense. but at this point, the race he's running in texas it
it sounds similar to what greg abbott basically said. >> that's right. when i used those words a little earlier, it's because i had read that quote that was said not by president obama but by his spokesperson, jay carney, in relation to bill maher. the bottom line is we should be fair on how we cover this on both parties and this should not be acceptable by either party. i think that i do believe that greg abbott may not have known when he said that that ted nugent had said these remarks....
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greg abbott's campaign is brushing off the criticism. he and his aides didn't want to talk about it, they dodged the questions. ted nugent is a strong supporter of the right to own a gun and highly critical of those who support gun control, especially president obama. but the words he's used to describe the president are hateful and inflammatory. listen to what he called mr. obama at a gun show last month. >> a chicago communist-raised, communist-educated, communist-nurtured subhuman mongrel. >> a subhuman mongrel. nugent went on to call the president treasonous and gangster who should be in jail. he said anyone not a member of the national rifle association is an enemy. the man he's supporting, greg abbott, is in law enforcement. he's the texas attorney general. for the past two days, we ex-pended an invitation for mr. abbott to come on. he's declined, citing scheduling issues. understanding his busy schedule, ed lavendera went to him. ed, what happened? >> reporter: we found greg abbott in tyler, texas where he was making a campaign st
greg abbott's campaign is brushing off the criticism. he and his aides didn't want to talk about it, they dodged the questions. ted nugent is a strong supporter of the right to own a gun and highly critical of those who support gun control, especially president obama. but the words he's used to describe the president are hateful and inflammatory. listen to what he called mr. obama at a gun show last month. >> a chicago communist-raised, communist-educated, communist-nurtured subhuman...
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greg abbott, another insider. andn you can see the second final debate between the candidates for texas governor. when wendycoverage davis faces greg abbott. c-span's --:00 on 9:00 on c-span. airstrikest the u.s. against isis in syria and iraq. major general jeffrey harrigian gave reporters an update on monday. this is 30 minutes. experience and professional air men that are working closely with our joint coalition to operate. further, it is important to remember as a chairman recently remarked, the campaign against isil will be a persistent and sustained campaign. it will take time. importantly, we see air power as one of the fundamental components of the conference of strategy. also recognize that air power alone will not destroy isil. have beend that, we working with our coalition partners and services for years to develop a full array of capabilities that will bring into the fight, leveraging our lessons from both combat and training to execute the current operations. we will continue to do all that we can to
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greg abbott tweeted this, and i kid you not, he actually tweeted this. this is about benghazi. we should have used the same effort to get americans out of benghazi as we do getting ranchers ou of nevada. why not talk about lois lerner and the irs and throw that in there as well? this is about conservative fear mongering. >> it's ludicrous. it's about fear mongering. you're exactly right, alex. it's all fun and games until somebody is talking about slavery was better for negroes. then they all scurry and run away and look for the next opportunity to scare the right wing extremist base. and they are playing with fire. this is nothing to whip people up about. rick perry has nice new glasses. so he has to prove that he's macho. when did we talk about states rights? these people whip up fear of the federal government. it goes back to before the civil war. it goes back to reconstruction. some of us require the federal government to secure our rights. this is an old battle. they know what they're doing, and it's very dangerous, and it's kind of dirty. >> you know what, jim, let me fol
greg abbott tweeted this, and i kid you not, he actually tweeted this. this is about benghazi. we should have used the same effort to get americans out of benghazi as we do getting ranchers ou of nevada. why not talk about lois lerner and the irs and throw that in there as well? this is about conservative fear mongering. >> it's ludicrous. it's about fear mongering. you're exactly right, alex. it's all fun and games until somebody is talking about slavery was better for negroes. then they...
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17, greg abbott 47, wendy davis at 36. greg abbott being below 50, she as 36. that's within striking distance. there's a real possible campaign there. i want to show an ad wendy davis has about ted nugent. and we haven't polled in texas since the ted nugent episodes and this ad. so let's look at this. >> my name is nicole. i'm 34 years old and i'm a rape survivor. >> i'm speaking out because it really bothered me for greg abbott to partner with ted nugent knowing his history of being a predator. i think that it sends the wrong message. that he partners up with this man who is very vocal about liking underaged girls. there's something wrong with that. it's not okay. >> what is the effect of that in texas? >> let me tell you, it has real potential effect. wendy davis has to do two things. it's an uphill battle for per. she has to appeal to hispanic voters to turn out in numbers larger than they have. she's also got to appeal to women, moderate suburban women, republican leading women. the kind of women in 1990 voted for anne
17, greg abbott 47, wendy davis at 36. greg abbott being below 50, she as 36. that's within striking distance. there's a real possible campaign there. i want to show an ad wendy davis has about ted nugent. and we haven't polled in texas since the ted nugent episodes and this ad. so let's look at this. >> my name is nicole. i'm 34 years old and i'm a rape survivor. >> i'm speaking out because it really bothered me for greg abbott to partner with ted nugent knowing his history of...
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. >>> the votes have been counted in texas, wendy davis will face republican greg abbott. abbott has come under fire for campaigning with rock star ted nugent. >>> the state house with vote on a water protection spill in west virginia. robert and i have in charleston, and what does this bill specifically propose? >> reporter: del, it's been a long few days for the politicians here in west virginia, the bill went through the judiciary committee over the weekend, and then it hit the finance committee and sort of came to a bit of a halt, but basically it proposes that all above storage chemical tanks here in the state will be due to yearly inspections. there were a couple of things that were stripped that are a bit of controversy here right now. the finance committee removed long-term medical monitoring, which was a major thing that environmentalists, and citizens wanted, because they just weren't sure as to what the long-term effects of the chemicals that were spilled were. and early-warning system detection of chemicals into the river or water supply has always been removed
. >>> the votes have been counted in texas, wendy davis will face republican greg abbott. abbott has come under fire for campaigning with rock star ted nugent. >>> the state house with vote on a water protection spill in west virginia. robert and i have in charleston, and what does this bill specifically propose? >> reporter: del, it's been a long few days for the politicians here in west virginia, the bill went through the judiciary committee over the weekend, and then...
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. >> a tree fell on greg abbott, he sued and got millions. >> greg abbott is here tonight to respond in a "hannity" exclusive. arrogance on display. >> are you reassessing the strait ji or no? >> this is very early days of the strategy. >> why barack obama will be the president remembered as the president who lost iraq. all that plus another installment of the question of the day. "hannity" starts right here right now. >>> welcome to "hannity." tonight, new fears about ebola in america and new questions about whether it will be contained. now heightened concerns come after it was announced yesterday that a dallas nurse who had direct contact with thomas eric duncan, that's a first patient to be diagnosed with the virus in america, contracted ebola herself. now this marks the first time the disease was transferred from one person to the next in this country. and it raises serious questions about how it was spread. cdc director tom frieden addressed reporters earlier today and cleared up previous comments he made about the nurse and a protocol breach being her fault. take a look. >> th
. >> a tree fell on greg abbott, he sued and got millions. >> greg abbott is here tonight to respond in a "hannity" exclusive. arrogance on display. >> are you reassessing the strait ji or no? >> this is very early days of the strategy. >> why barack obama will be the president remembered as the president who lost iraq. all that plus another installment of the question of the day. "hannity" starts right here right now. >>> welcome to...
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and only greg abbott will keep texas free, will keep texas texas. my friend, greg abbott. my blood brother. >> well, thank you, ted nugent, a fighter for freedom in this country. >> joining me now, a texan and author and contributing writer for "the new york times" magazine, robert draper. well, robert, first, let me start -- before we get into wendy davis. >> sure. zoo you're a texans, and you wrote it in this way, you said texan are very proud, and expect texas-based campaigns. are either davis or abbott running a texas-based campaign yet? >> not a very competent one, that's for sure. for one thing, i guess greg abbott can be excused for basically, you know, playing very much the front-runner. this is an unforced error, this business of wedding himself to -- >> and prompted -- now two biggest endorsers are ted nugent and sarah palin. is that really -- >> no, this is a guy -- he's not facing primary opposition, you know, to speak of, so he could be playing towards the center. this is who greg abbott is, a very, very conservative guy, much more so than rick perry, but he's
and only greg abbott will keep texas free, will keep texas texas. my friend, greg abbott. my blood brother. >> well, thank you, ted nugent, a fighter for freedom in this country. >> joining me now, a texan and author and contributing writer for "the new york times" magazine, robert draper. well, robert, first, let me start -- before we get into wendy davis. >> sure. zoo you're a texans, and you wrote it in this way, you said texan are very proud, and expect...
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abbott knew what he was doing. i wish you could get greg abbott on. i'd like to ask him why. why did he pick the guy who had earlier said these racist things. >> he don't have a good one. he's attorney general of texas. >> that's correct. >> all right. look. thanks very much to both of you. it was ted nugent. i was i said that the other day. >> he told me that, too. he uses that good. he is an ex-rock and roll hack. why do you associate with the guy. >> paul, i have to say this -- >> how many guns do you have? >> i've got five or six. >> so you're telling me the democrat had 15. it's been known to have some fussy math. when he said that number, i had to ask you. come to my house. i'll show you all 20. >>> still to come, a white man fired a gun into an suv full of black teenagers. kate upton is so skinny she almost defies gravity. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. and only national is ranked highest in car rental customer satisfaction by j.d. power. (natalie) ooooh, i like your style. (vo) so do we, business pro
abbott knew what he was doing. i wish you could get greg abbott on. i'd like to ask him why. why did he pick the guy who had earlier said these racist things. >> he don't have a good one. he's attorney general of texas. >> that's correct. >> all right. look. thanks very much to both of you. it was ted nugent. i was i said that the other day. >> he told me that, too. he uses that good. he is an ex-rock and roll hack. why do you associate with the guy. >> paul, i...
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this is about greg abbott. it's about his character, his judgment, his values when he stands on a stage next to someone like that and refers to him as his blood brother. any damage here to abbott's campaign? >> i don't think so. i think what happened -- this is texas. i think this is good batting practice for republicans nationally. they'll have to deal with a lot of figures like ted nugent this year. but at least for republicans this was not a candidate making these kind of statements. this was a surrogate. >> when you have silence, that is also an endorsement of what you are saying. and for greg abbott not to have stood up and not to have recognized that this was as despicable of language as it was and only later on said something, really speaks volumes, and people will look into his character. ted nugent not only speaks for texas, he speaks to those who adhere to the second amendment issue. they'll use this as a foil nationally, so it does have some implications. >> it also brings up the question, what are y
this is about greg abbott. it's about his character, his judgment, his values when he stands on a stage next to someone like that and refers to him as his blood brother. any damage here to abbott's campaign? >> i don't think so. i think what happened -- this is texas. i think this is good batting practice for republicans nationally. they'll have to deal with a lot of figures like ted nugent this year. but at least for republicans this was not a candidate making these kind of statements....
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greg abbott steps in it on chemicals issue. greg abbott is texas' republican candidate for governor this year. he's currently the attorney general in the state. earlier this year it turns out, which was just about a year after this huge and fatal explosion at an ammonium nitrate fertilizer plant in texas which killed 15 people and injured more than 200 people, almost exactly a year after that explosion, texas attorney general greg abbott declared that the state of texas would to longer tell the public where large quantities of explosive chemicals are stored in that state. for decades, that information had been public information in texas, but not anymore. may, greg abbott's office issued a ruling saying state agencies must start with holding that information from the public. that's the only significant change in rules or policies or laws in texas, since unsafe storage of chemicals set off that apocalypse in that little town of west, texas, last year. the only thing the state government has changed since then is greg abbott sayi
greg abbott steps in it on chemicals issue. greg abbott is texas' republican candidate for governor this year. he's currently the attorney general in the state. earlier this year it turns out, which was just about a year after this huge and fatal explosion at an ammonium nitrate fertilizer plant in texas which killed 15 people and injured more than 200 people, almost exactly a year after that explosion, texas attorney general greg abbott declared that the state of texas would to longer tell the...
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of texas, greg abbott is joining us, mr. attorney general good to have you with us. i can tell you what most people feel, your reaction? >> well, my reaction is she can attack a guy in a wheelchair if she wants to but i don't think it will sell well, my focus will be on casting a positive vision as next governor of texas about what i will achieve by creating jobs, by secureing the border, she can attack me while i attack the challenges that our fellow texans face. lou: you know, that is about the reaction i thought you would have. geting to know you some over the years. the voter i.d. ruling, i want to get this right, going up against u.s. justice department, representing the great state of texas, what is your record now? >> well, i filed 30 lawsuit against obama administration we have a winning record, there are still some in the pipeline, we have won more than lost. lou: i think that everyone needed to hear. i was going to say, i want to make sure i have the right number, that is the conclusion. that is a rare thing agains
of texas, greg abbott is joining us, mr. attorney general good to have you with us. i can tell you what most people feel, your reaction? >> well, my reaction is she can attack a guy in a wheelchair if she wants to but i don't think it will sell well, my focus will be on casting a positive vision as next governor of texas about what i will achieve by creating jobs, by secureing the border, she can attack me while i attack the challenges that our fellow texans face. lou: you know, that is...
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this is what it says about greg abbott. there are moms and dads across texas who are appalled by this. it's not about gun rights. hell, i've got 20 guns. everybody in texas has got guns. you can find a lot of people who are not saying racist things that are an extreme view on guns. they knew what they were getting. >> ben, let me make sure i understand. you're saying yes, it's racist. >> absolutely, sure. >> but you're saying you're okay with it because he's a rocker? >> no, i don't have a very high threshold for guys that are in rock bands or rappers talking about popping a cap in somebody. to imply that somehow ted nugent is going to be outlandish and crazy and you should expect him to act like he's a politician or a pastor is laughable. and i think they knew that you're getting the crazy ted nugent. what he said, some people think he said this at the event with greg abbott. he said it a couple months ago at a gun show. >> he said it last month. paul, my question to you, is abbott then called him a blood brother. when you
this is what it says about greg abbott. there are moms and dads across texas who are appalled by this. it's not about gun rights. hell, i've got 20 guns. everybody in texas has got guns. you can find a lot of people who are not saying racist things that are an extreme view on guns. they knew what they were getting. >> ben, let me make sure i understand. you're saying yes, it's racist. >> absolutely, sure. >> but you're saying you're okay with it because he's a rocker? >>...
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that is not the case for greg abbott. his campaign aids fully admit that the biggest challenge is going to be against the democrats. why put themselves in a position to have the kinds of attacks like you just saw from the democratic party down there? >> it really is a different kind of campaign. i remember and i think john was out there too covering john mccain, who, when it was uncovered that certain talk show host was campaigning with him in ohio had said some nasty things, he dropped him like a hot potato. it is just a very different kind of approach to campaigning. if you ask the john mccain's of the world, the elder statesmen of the gop, it is the problem that the republican party has. in a place like texas, cindy knows a lot more than i do. this is exactly what you do need particularly when you have got to get out the base, maybe not so much of an imperative in the republican primary. it will be to get all those people out in the general election. >> well, ladies, i appreciate you both talking to us about this. ther
that is not the case for greg abbott. his campaign aids fully admit that the biggest challenge is going to be against the democrats. why put themselves in a position to have the kinds of attacks like you just saw from the democratic party down there? >> it really is a different kind of campaign. i remember and i think john was out there too covering john mccain, who, when it was uncovered that certain talk show host was campaigning with him in ohio had said some nasty things, he dropped...
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and it looks like greg abbott, my friend, greg abbott. >> what sort of republican is greg abbott trying to forge here. it wasn't until the word acorn was used. >> i knew where he was headed all along. >> let's talk politics and not the fact that some people in the country don't like different kinds of people. why would a front runner hang out with this guy? show up with him a couple of times yesterday after he just said that last month? >> i would argue it is not a good idea, even in texas. there are some fortunately fringe voters who get excited. >> if you are a republican and you are on the far right, you want to get everybody over there, don't you? >> but you want to get everybody over there. texas is a big complicated cosmopolitan state. it generally goes republican but it is becoming if not purple it is getting a bit of the taint to it. i think if i were running as republican in texas i would be careful not to accelerate that process. >> abbott must be smart. he knows what he is doing. >> i am sure that mr. abbott deeply regrets bringing ted nugent on. i take it at his word that he
and it looks like greg abbott, my friend, greg abbott. >> what sort of republican is greg abbott trying to forge here. it wasn't until the word acorn was used. >> i knew where he was headed all along. >> let's talk politics and not the fact that some people in the country don't like different kinds of people. why would a front runner hang out with this guy? show up with him a couple of times yesterday after he just said that last month? >> i would argue it is not a good...
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greg abbott. >> i think greg abbott will beet wendy davis by high single digits. over the last 20 years competitive democrats lost. when i say that wendy davis is likely to lose by seven, eight, in my opinion she's running more competitively. >> all of you deserve to have your voices heard. >> democrats appreciate supporting a candidate who they see as having a fighting chance in a state that hasn't elected a democrat since anfernee hardaway richards. >> former australian prime minister julia gillard has a mandate to educate children. focussing on low income areas. she tells ray swar es about getting women into leadership positions. >> i think our world is undergoing a change about gender economy and more women going into politics. i think it's important that more women go into politics for the future. if you believe merits distributed evenly between the sexes leaders should be around half men and women. if we get there we have to fix a series of things like girls' education. if you don't get the foundation stop you will never get equal outcoles. >> education is c
greg abbott. >> i think greg abbott will beet wendy davis by high single digits. over the last 20 years competitive democrats lost. when i say that wendy davis is likely to lose by seven, eight, in my opinion she's running more competitively. >> all of you deserve to have your voices heard. >> democrats appreciate supporting a candidate who they see as having a fighting chance in a state that hasn't elected a democrat since anfernee hardaway richards. >> former...
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this serves greg abbott's base well. this fires up the troops. any discussion of second amendment rights plays well for his base in texas. i'm sure he's fundraising based on this link and association. i know wendy davis is drawing great attention from the safe issue. she gets to go to her base now, nationwide and say look what i'm up against, my god it's ted nugent campaigning with my opponent. each gets to do what they seek to do in primary season. >> he's not alone like this candidate in texas. ted cruise spoke to dana bash yesterday. he said he doesn't share nugent's sentiment but, quote, there's a reason people listen to im. that is not disassociating himself. at least there's appeal to this line. >> these sort of sound bites -- it used to be the path of longevity and success in washington on state by state basis was pay dues, establish seniority. those days are over. you say something in the tv world or talk radio, you're a super star. everybody wants to associate with you to the extent to campaign. you can't pick your supporters. he's campa
this serves greg abbott's base well. this fires up the troops. any discussion of second amendment rights plays well for his base in texas. i'm sure he's fundraising based on this link and association. i know wendy davis is drawing great attention from the safe issue. she gets to go to her base now, nationwide and say look what i'm up against, my god it's ted nugent campaigning with my opponent. each gets to do what they seek to do in primary season. >> he's not alone like this candidate...
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on greg abbott. he sued and got millions. since then he spent his career working against other victims. >> abbott called the ad offensive. so add it up, nate silver and his team over at fivethirtyeight now give republicans a 58% chance of taking the senate, down one point since last week. and now we hit the road with hud secretary julian castro. he's just 77 days into his new job, but ever since his swearing in, so many democrats have skipped ahead trying to figure out what's next for the rising star. could he be on a presidential ticket in 2016? here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: president obama called him an all-star and made then 39-year-old julian castro the youngest member of his presidential cabinet. housing and urban development secretary. >> america's cities are growing again, and housing is at the top of the agenda. >> reporter: but with a rapidly growing latino voting population few believe he left his job as mayor of san antonio, texas, just to run a washington bureaucracy. so this may s
on greg abbott. he sued and got millions. since then he spent his career working against other victims. >> abbott called the ad offensive. so add it up, nate silver and his team over at fivethirtyeight now give republicans a 58% chance of taking the senate, down one point since last week. and now we hit the road with hud secretary julian castro. he's just 77 days into his new job, but ever since his swearing in, so many democrats have skipped ahead trying to figure out what's next for the...
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against republican opponent greg abbott. >> a tree fell on greg abbott. he sued and spent his career working against other victims. was not disabled because she had an artificial limb. he ruled against a rape victim who sued a corporation for failing to do a background check on a sexual predator. he sided with a hospital that failed to stop a dangerous surgeon who paralyzed patients. greg abbott, he's not for you. >> and texas attorney general greg abbott leading in most public polls responded on fox last night. my. >> my reaction is if she wants to attack a guy in a wheelchair, that's her prerogative. i'm running a different type of campaign. it shows her campaign is focused on one thing. and that is attacking me and addressing me. what texans really want, they want a governor who has a vision for their fellow texans and far brighter future. >> texas state senator and democratic nominee for governor wendy davis joining me now. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> why this wheelchair ad? i know the crux of the ad was to point out what you see as
against republican opponent greg abbott. >> a tree fell on greg abbott. he sued and spent his career working against other victims. was not disabled because she had an artificial limb. he ruled against a rape victim who sued a corporation for failing to do a background check on a sexual predator. he sided with a hospital that failed to stop a dangerous surgeon who paralyzed patients. greg abbott, he's not for you. >> and texas attorney general greg abbott leading in most public...
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. >> the republican greg abbott, is this enough? greg abbott has bad news. they tried to over turn the voting. >> while he was attorney general abbott tried to over turn part of the voting rights act. it requires federal approval to get any changes. >> unforgivable. tough words for new york governor andrew cuomo. republican candidates now firing back at the attack ads. >> my husband wants guns aged classrooms. guns and dlas rooms. you can't be serious. the county makes it (indiscernible). how dare you. >> cuomo saying she is dangerously wrong for the state. she has a double dig get lead. >> isis noting to kill westerners with ebola and poison needles. a disturbing new report from security officials in spain that country security chief revealing and discussing lone wolf attacks. security experts are taking the threats seriously. lawmakers urging the president to suspend gitmo passengers. they have joined forces with isis. they could pose a direct threat to u.s. military p on the battlefieldment john mccain saying president obama's policies are to blame. >> ra
. >> the republican greg abbott, is this enough? greg abbott has bad news. they tried to over turn the voting. >> while he was attorney general abbott tried to over turn part of the voting rights act. it requires federal approval to get any changes. >> unforgivable. tough words for new york governor andrew cuomo. republican candidates now firing back at the attack ads. >> my husband wants guns aged classrooms. guns and dlas rooms. you can't be serious. the county makes...
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py davt and now the candidate for texas governor is at war with rush limbaugh and greg abbott. the candidate called out for lying about her past and accused of going after her republican opponent not for his politics, but because he's in a wheelchair. and rush limbaugh is not having any of it. >> this is the woman that made a big, big splash. filibustering an anti-abortion law in texas. so she became an immediate star in the democrat party in texas. and they began pushing her for higher orifice, but the problem is, she's a leftist and therefore there is fraud and deceit woven through her life and start your day each weekday discovered now has some issues. it seems when you boil it all down, that wendy davis would be poor if it weren't for men. >> the wendy davis campaign firing back, both at limbaugh and abbott. i think we have them scared, they'll try anything including the typical dirty tricks we're all tired of, and then continued, rush limbaugh in one of his infamous outbursts joined in on the attacks. we knew we would face some vicious attacks. greg abbott joins us. >> it'
py davt and now the candidate for texas governor is at war with rush limbaugh and greg abbott. the candidate called out for lying about her past and accused of going after her republican opponent not for his politics, but because he's in a wheelchair. and rush limbaugh is not having any of it. >> this is the woman that made a big, big splash. filibustering an anti-abortion law in texas. so she became an immediate star in the democrat party in texas. and they began pushing her for higher...
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one, greg abbott was very successful in appearing very likable and jean yal. he will try to ignorpe wendy davis as much as possible. he will try to talk about what he wants to do, fix education, do things for highways, make texas great, continue the economic success that the state is having. wendy davis has no choice but to go after abbott hard on issues, ethics issues, questions about money he's gotten from contributors and the benefits that he's gotten in office. it's not the best route for wendy davis, because when she does that, she hurts her likeability quotient, but she has no choice. >> wayne slater joining us from austin, senior political writer for the dallas morning news, thank you very much for joining >> great to be with you. >> momentarily, we will take you live to dallas for the final debate in the texas governor's race, wendy davis and greg abbott are running to replace governor rick harry. the debate -- rick perry. the debate set to get underway in a moment. it is coming up momentarily life year on c-span -- live here on c-span. >> the race for
one, greg abbott was very successful in appearing very likable and jean yal. he will try to ignorpe wendy davis as much as possible. he will try to talk about what he wants to do, fix education, do things for highways, make texas great, continue the economic success that the state is having. wendy davis has no choice but to go after abbott hard on issues, ethics issues, questions about money he's gotten from contributors and the benefits that he's gotten in office. it's not the best route for...
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greg abbott has not been slinging mud. he's avoided this to the greatest extent possible. this is being talked about by commentators and written about in the newspapers but he's focusing on what are we going to do to education, to improve our quality of life, about our higher education system. i think this is very smart on his part not to engage in this, but it's also smarter on her part. because rather than -- in order to distract attention from the fact that she was not telling exactly the truth about her personal background, and not for just one time, but over a course of months, she, rather than going after the reporter, and rather than, frankly, setting the record straight, which i think would be the smart thing for her to do, instead, she's trying to make herself the victim by blaming abbott and going after him, which you know -- >> true, no, she's saying you picked on the wrong girl from texas, and she seems to feel like -- >> well, no, no, she said wrong gal from texas. >> wrong gal from texas. >> she was actually born in rhode island, but that's okay, i was born i
greg abbott has not been slinging mud. he's avoided this to the greatest extent possible. this is being talked about by commentators and written about in the newspapers but he's focusing on what are we going to do to education, to improve our quality of life, about our higher education system. i think this is very smart on his part not to engage in this, but it's also smarter on her part. because rather than -- in order to distract attention from the fact that she was not telling exactly the...
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greg abbott has been campaigning with him and ted cruz considered campaigning with him too. as far as i'm concerned that's appalling. by now you've probably heard what nugent said about president obama. but if not let me play you the clip. >> i have obviously failed to galvanize and prod and not shame enough americans to be ever vigilant not to let a chicago communist raised, communist educated, communist nurtured subhuman mongrel like the acorn community organizer gangster barack hussein obama to weasel his way into the top office of authority of the united states of america. . >> somehow nugent managed to stick every paranoid right wing rant against the president into one sound bite. let's put aside politics for a moment and talk about journalists. shouldn't journalists call this for what it is? not some ramblingings of a colorful texas character but hate speech. that's what it is, hate speech. one journalist did stand up this week and i found what he said to be inspiring. here's what wolf blitzer said. >> do they know the history of that phrase, subhuman mongrel? that's w
greg abbott has been campaigning with him and ted cruz considered campaigning with him too. as far as i'm concerned that's appalling. by now you've probably heard what nugent said about president obama. but if not let me play you the clip. >> i have obviously failed to galvanize and prod and not shame enough americans to be ever vigilant not to let a chicago communist raised, communist educated, communist nurtured subhuman mongrel like the acorn community organizer gangster barack hussein...
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greg abbott is the attorney general of texas. he could choose anyone to campaign with him and he chose this really incendiary, some people think hateful spokesman. the question is who's next? is he going to get vladimir putin to campaign for him on gay rights? >> paul, you really think that's a fair comparison? >> okay. paul, go ahead. >> why don't you let me make my point. this is about the judgment of the politicians who choose to associate with him. he is a rock 'n' roller, he is going to speak that way. we all get that. that's his right, by the way. we've talked about this before. i think name calling is part of the american politics from the beginning. >> yes, you have. >> that's fine. he has to deal with that. the question is, why does a politician of all the people you can associate with, why does he choose that guy? i think he's trying to send a message that he wants to align himself with those extremist views. it's about greg abbott, not about ted nugent. >> anna, that is the core of this, which is what's going to define
greg abbott is the attorney general of texas. he could choose anyone to campaign with him and he chose this really incendiary, some people think hateful spokesman. the question is who's next? is he going to get vladimir putin to campaign for him on gay rights? >> paul, you really think that's a fair comparison? >> okay. paul, go ahead. >> why don't you let me make my point. this is about the judgment of the politicians who choose to associate with him. he is a rock 'n' roller,...
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democrat wendy davis and republican greg abbott. next, wayne slater of "the dallas morning news" gives us an update on the race and previews the debate. >> with governor rick perry stepping down at the end of the year, it is an open seat in texas. state senator wendy davis the democratic nominee and attorney general greg abbott are running. >> great to be with you. >> what do the polls tell you in this race? >> the polls are all over the place except in the regard, the republican is in ahead, now is the republican ahead by double digits maybe as many as 15, 16 points? some polls indicate that. there are some internal polls the race may be in single digits. but in every case the republican greg abbott is ahead, has held a durable lead and frankly in a state where every statewide official is a republican and where no democrat has won the governor's race since ann richards in 1990. it would be an enormous feet -- feat if a democrat won this year. >> there is a third party on the ballot. does that have any impact on the race thus far? >
democrat wendy davis and republican greg abbott. next, wayne slater of "the dallas morning news" gives us an update on the race and previews the debate. >> with governor rick perry stepping down at the end of the year, it is an open seat in texas. state senator wendy davis the democratic nominee and attorney general greg abbott are running. >> great to be with you. >> what do the polls tell you in this race? >> the polls are all over the place except in the...
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. >>> in the high-profile texas governor's race wendy davis will face texas attorney general greg abbott. davis gained national attention for her hours long speech on the floor of the texas legislature last summer there vying to replace rick perry not seeking re-election after 14 years in office. >>> president obama travels to connecticut today to push for an increase in the minimum wage. that's after the president sent congress a $3.9 trillion budget that includes new spending for pre-k program, job training and about $300 billion to repair the nation's aging infrastructure. republicans say there is no chance it will pass. >>> abc news poll out this morning shows record support for gay marriage. the shift in opinion is speeding up with 59% of americans now supporting same-sex marriage. just 34% opposed. 81% say businesses should not be allowed to refuse service to gaiss and lesbians based on religious belief as recently vetoed by that arizona governor in that proposed bill. >>> sad as it is to say another mardi gras has wrapped up in new orleans. >> thousands of people lined parade rout
. >>> in the high-profile texas governor's race wendy davis will face texas attorney general greg abbott. davis gained national attention for her hours long speech on the floor of the texas legislature last summer there vying to replace rick perry not seeking re-election after 14 years in office. >>> president obama travels to connecticut today to push for an increase in the minimum wage. that's after the president sent congress a $3.9 trillion budget that includes new...
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greg abbott joins us. >> it's great to have you, so what in the world is going on between you and wendy davis and rush limbaugh? >> it's gotten even more bizarre over the last couple of days. first the underlying story that rush was talking about was actually an article written by a reporter for "the dallas morning news" that i had nothing to do with. but what's happened over the last couple of days is it goes from bizarre to almost laughable. what happened is a group of campaign activists for wendy davis came out and actually mocked the disabled, mocked people who used wheelchairs and as you know, because i have been there on your set, i happened to be in a wheelchair because of an accident that left me needing to use a wheelchair that crushed my spine. but then, greta, what happened, it's gone viral over the last couple of days because these so-called truthers have come out, questioning whether or not i really need to use a wheelchair, despite the fact that i have been in one for 30 years now. the reality is there's all this back and forth going on and i think it's a prelude to what's
greg abbott joins us. >> it's great to have you, so what in the world is going on between you and wendy davis and rush limbaugh? >> it's gotten even more bizarre over the last couple of days. first the underlying story that rush was talking about was actually an article written by a reporter for "the dallas morning news" that i had nothing to do with. but what's happened over the last couple of days is it goes from bizarre to almost laughable. what happened is a group of...